State v. Alford

278 Neb. 818 (2009)

STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE,

v.

MARIO D. ALFORD, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

No. S-08-1040.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed November 6, 2009.

Tricia Freeman, Chief Deputy Sarpy County Attorney, for appellant.

Thomas P. Strigenz, Sarpy County Public Defender, for appellee.

WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, MCCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

McCORMACK, J.

I. NATURE OF CASE

Mario D. Alford was involved in a fight with fellow inmate Anthony Lukowski at the Sarpy County jail while awaiting trial for first degree murder. Alford was charged and convicted of assault by…